2006 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A TURN WHEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

ON WEDNESDAY 7 NOV 2012, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROX 4:30PM AND WHILE CHANGING LANES (FROM THE RH LANE TO THE LH LANE, TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN APPROX HALF A MILE) WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES POPPED AND I SPUN, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, CROSS TWO SOUTHBOUND LANES, STRUCK AN ELECTRICITY POLE, SPUN AGAIN AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON THE SIDEWALK & GRASS. NEITHER STABILITY CONTROL NOR TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED ONCE THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN (COUNTER CLOCKWISE) WHICH CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNRECOVERABLE SPIN. THE FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEMS ACTIVATE AND OPERATE PROPERLY COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND DESTROYED THE CAR. BOTH SYSTEMS WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND ON. ALSO, THE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE IMPACTED THE POLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING IN DIC PULLED TO LEFT. *TR

I WAS INTERNING THE INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS PICKING UP SPEED TO INTER THE HWY AND MY CORVETTE Z06 STARTING MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND LOST POWER AND I TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT LOOKED AT MY A VERY WELL KNOW AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHO SPECIALIZES IN GM VEHICLES. THEY TOLD ME IT DROP AN EXHAUST VALVE.

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM LUNCH WITH A FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR A WHILE, CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY UP TO THE LOSS, DROPPED HIM BACK OFF AT HIS CAR AND WE PARTED WAYS. THEN ON MY WAY HOME, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, GOING ABOUT 40MPH, 3RD GEAR CRUISING ALONG ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE THE EXHAUST CAME LOOSE, FOLLOWED BY A LOT OF ENGINE NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LARGE WHITE PUFF OF SMOKE FROM BEHIND. I HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS BY MERCURY AND THEY DENIED THE WARRANTY DUE TO ABUSE. WENT TO A RACE EVENT 3 MONTHS PRIOR AND DID 3 RACES ON A STRAIGHT AWAY FROM 50-130, FOUND FOOTAGE OF MY CAR ON YOUTUBE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I BLEW MY MOTOR. THEY SAID I EITHER HAD TO DENY THAT AND RISK GETTING CHARGED WITH FRAUD OR ADMIT THAT WAS ME IN THE VIDEO. THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST GM I EVER BUY. NOW LEFT WITH A USELESS CAR AND HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN SWAYING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

NOTICED A LOUD TICKING FROM VALVE TRAIN. HAD HEADS REMOVED AND FOUND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES WERE OUT OF SPECIFICATION AFTER 11,000 MILES BY 50%. HAD TO DO VALVE JOB ON HEADS BECAUSE CHEVY DENIED CLAIM. NOW A RECALL OUT FOR 08 AND NEWER BUT NO COVERAGE FOR 2006 AND 2007! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND VEERED TO THE LEFT THROUGH TRAFFIC BEFORE HITTING A WALL. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

STARTED HEARING SQUEALING SOUNDS A FEW WEEKS AGO. NOTICED THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HAD A NOTICEABLE WOBBLE. DID A GOOGLE SEARCH & FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS ON FORUMS, YOUTUBE AND SUCH OF OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO MY FRIEND WITH THE SAME CAR BUT A NEWER YEAR JUST HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS OFF WARRANTY BUT A HARMONIC BALANCER SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN SIX YEARS WITH JUST 7,500 MILES (YES, SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED). MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAS 151K. CHEVROLET WANTS ABOUT $1,000 TO REPLACE IT. *TR *JS

DRIVING AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED, SO WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED CHECKING THE FUSES AND RELAYS BUT THEY WERE ALL GOOD. AFTER 2 HOURS WHEN THE CAR COOLED DOWN I RESTARTED THE CAR AND LOW BEAMS WERE WORKING FINE, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES AND HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT AGAIN. APPEARS TO BE A HEATING PROBLEM AT THE FUSE BOX. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN RESULT IN FATALITIES IF GM DOESN'T FIX.

CRUISING AT 50 MPH ON FEEDER RAMP AND DIC SHOWED ENGINE POWER REDUCED FOR 2 SECONDS THEN BOOM! *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME, MY LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED, SO WHEN I GOT HOME STARTED CHECKING THE FUSES AND RELAYS BUT THEY WERE ALL GOOD, AFTER 2 HOURS I RESTARTED THE CAR AND LOW BEAMS WERE WORKING FINE, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES AND HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT AGAIN. APPEARS TO BE A HEATING PROBLEM AT THE FUSE BOX. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF IN 2012. EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED THE FUSE BOX. IN MAY 2013 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD COME BACK ON LATER. DROVE WITH HIGH BEAMS TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. FUSE BOX INCLUDING LOW BEAM RELAY GETS VERY HOT. *TR

DATE OF HEADS PULLED: 7/5/12 HEAD TYPE: GM LS7 YEAR: 2006 MILES: 16,000 TRACK TIME: NONE TUNE: STOCK I HAD MY CYLINDER HEADS REMOVED BECAUSE I WAS PARANOID AFTER READING ONLINE ABOUT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR VALVE GUIDES BEING OUT OF SPEC. MY CYLINDER HEADS HAD VALVE GUIDES THAT WERE WAY OUT OF SPEC AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 16,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS NEVER TRACKED OR ABUSED. THESE WERE ON THE VERGE OF HAVING THE VALVE BREAK OFF AND SEIZE THE MOTOR WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS AROUND ME WHILE DRIVING. I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE THESE HEADS REDONE. MAX ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE IS 0.0037 FOR BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST. VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCES INTAKE #1 TOP .0027 MID .0021 BOT .0024 INTAKE #2 TOP .0030 MID .0022 BOT .0028 INTAKE #3 TOP .0025 MID .0022 BOT .0023 INTAKE #4 TOP .0030 MID .0023 BOT .0025 INTAKE #5 TOP .0033 MID .0022 BOT .0027 INTAKE #6 TOP .0028 MID .0022 BOT .0025 INTAKE #7 TOP .0029 MID .0023 BOT .0027 INTAKE #8 TOP .0030 MID .0023 BOT .0028 ========================= EXHAUST #1 TOP .0022 MID .0026 BOT .0069 EXHAUST #2 TOP .0022 MID .0024 BOT .0048 EXHAUST #3 TOP .0020 MID .0028 BOT .0064 EXHAUST #4 TOP .0022 MID .0024 BOT .0039 EXHAUST #5 TOP .0021 MID .0029 BOT .0085 EXHAUST #6 TOP .0021 MID .0023 BOT .0046 EXHAUST #7 TOP .0021 MID .0024 BOT .0054 EXHAUST #8 TOP .0022 MID .0025 BOT .0033. *TR

DRIVING I95 TEMP ABOUT 80 F NO RAIN DRY VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 70 MPH NO MOON LIGHT SELECTOR SET ON AUTO FRONT LIGHTS BOTH LOW BEAM WENT OUT FLIPPED TO HIGH BEAM STILL IN AUTO NO LIGHTS BRAKING TURN OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD STOP MOVE SELECTOR TO MANUAL FROM AUTO NO LOW BEAMS BUT HAVE HIGH BEAMS SHUT CAR OFF LET IT SIT WHILE CHECKING FUSES ALL FUSE CK OK SO CHANGED THEM ANYWAY CLOSE COVERS SET LIGHT SELECTOR TO AUTO LIGHT LOW AND START THE CAR LIGHT CAME ON BOTH HIGH AND LOW IN 20 SEC. LIGHT S GO OUT PLACE LIGHT SELECTOR IN MANUAL NO LOWS AGAIN THEN FLIPPED TO HIGH BEAM DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS SO NOW IT IS NOT LIGHT OR RELAY IT MAY VERY WELL BE A TEMPERATURE ISSUE UNDER THE HOOD GET WARM LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR LOCKED UP AND CAUSED A MASSIVE OIL SPILL DUE TO THE ENGINE EXPLODING.. ROOT CAUSE WAS DUE TO A DROPPED VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BREAK INTO PIECES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE LS7 MOTOR FROM GM. *TR

MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FAILED EXHAUST VALVE AFTER INSPECTION, CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS IMMOBILE AFTER ROLLING TO A STOP. THE 7 AND 8 CYLINDER ON THE BLOCK WERE COMPLETELY VENTILATED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006-2011 CORVETTES AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE.WHAT HAPPENS IS THE HEAD OF THE EXHAUST VALVE FALLS OFF AND THEN IT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE PISTON AND TAKES OUT THE BLOCK AND PISTON AND RODS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS THERE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED OR MORE Z06 EQUIPPED WITH THE LS7 MOTOR THAT HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND IMHO THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THESE MOTORS. *TR

THE LURCH DROPS TO THE FLOOR UNDER ACCELERATION, HAPPENS FROM A STOP AND UNDER MOST ANY SPEED. THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCH CAUSING A STRONG SMELL OF BURNT CLUTCH. DEALERS SAY I AM ABUSING THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN THE CLUTCH DROPS TO THE FLOOR YOU CAN NOT SHIFT, ACCURATE, OF DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH TO PREVENT DAMAGE. ( DAMAGED CLUTCH CAUSES CHATTER AND SLIPPAGE RESULTING IN THE DEALER SAYING THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED) AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER IT IS CAUSE BY A DESIGN FLAW THAT LETS THE CLUTCH FLUID DIRTY OVER TIME. IN THE MANUAL, IT STATS THAT THE CLUTCH GUILD DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHECK REGULARLY. I HAVE READ THAT THIS ISSUE AFFECT NEWER CORVETTES AS WELL. *TR

APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, MY 2006 CORVETTE STARTED SHOWING THREE MESSAGES: SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING/SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL/SERVICE ABS. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, BUT THEN THE MESSAGES WENT AWAY. THEY WOULD COME ON AND OFF, BUT IT WAS NOT A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. YESTERDAY, 07/28/2013, NOT ONLY DID THE MESSAGES APPEAR, BUT MY ABS KICKED IN WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT ALL THREE MESSAGES CAME BACK ON WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF DRIVING IT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

LOW BEAM OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT, HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME OVER THE PAST YEARS, NEVER RESOLVED CAUSE AS LOW BEAMS ALWAYS WORKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP, DID NOT RELATE TO CAR BEING HOT OR COLD. *TR

CONCERNING NHTSA RECALL #S 09V49100 OR 06V181000 ROOF PANEL FAILURE ON 2006 CORVETTE COUP. I INQUIRED WITH LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS ON THIS RECALL BECAUSE MY ROOF WAS PRODUCING SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE ABOVE RECALLS, SPECIFICALLY WIND NOISE IN THE CABIN COCKPIT. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL AS IT WAS SOLD WITH A TRANSPARENT TOP AND NOT THE SOLID ROOF TOP WHICH IS ON IT NOW. (I BOUGHT THE CAR USED) HOWEVER LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS SAY THAT THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY AFTER MARKET ROOFS, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IS TO TAKE OFF THE HEADLINER AND THEN THEY CAN SEE IF IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY GM/CHEVY. I INDICATED TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE HEADLINER, HOWEVER CHEVY SAYS THEY WON'T HONOR THE RECALL EVEN IF IT IS A GM ROOF. I THEN WROTE A LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF GM AND HIS ASSISTANT SAYS BASICALLY THE SAME THING AND WON'T PUT IT IN WRITING, SO THEY SEEM TO BE RELUCTANT TO FIX THE ROOF IF IT IS A GM PRODUCT. MY QUESTION TO NHTSA IS "IF THE ROOF IS A GM PRODUCT, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL?" *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SEIZED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY ABNORMALLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

FAINT FUEL ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND HOUSING IT IN THE GARAGE. FUEL VAPOR OR VERY SMALL LINK FROM GAS TANK IS SUSPECTED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. *TR

THE RED AIRBAG / SRS INDICATOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY ON THE DASH (THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO). INITIAL DISPLAYS WOULD RESET UPON CYCLING THE IGNITION. THE DISPLAY HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR THREE DAYS AND HAS NOT RESET. THE DEALER ONLY SPECULATES AS TO THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL DURING THESE INTERMITTENT TIMES AND PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I RARELY DRIVE MY CORVETTE AT NIGHT,BUT ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS ONE OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE HIGH BEAM BULBS WILL OPERATE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I REPLACED THE LOW BEAM BULBS. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE I CHECKED THE LOW BEAM BULBS THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THEY BOTH WORKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS WERE DEVELOPING A WHITE RESIDUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE TECHNICIANS MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT WHEN THE RED LIGHT IS ON, THE SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM, I.E. AIRBAG) IS NOT ACTIVE. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. THE HIGH BEAMS WILL COME ON, THE FOG LIGHTS WORK. LOW BEAMS WILL NOT WORK IN AUTO MODE, OR MANUAL. TESTED DASH BOARD SENSOR, WORKS CORRECTLY, CHANGED LOW BEAM MINI RELAY AND FUSES, TWICE, PROBLEM REMAINS UNRESOLVED. CAN SOMETIMES LEAVE CAR PARKED OVERNIGHT, COME OUT AND LOW BEAMS ARE WORKING AGAIN. NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK AND WHEN THEY WON'T. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE OTHER DAY AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WAS UNABLE TO SEE. HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS, OTHER DRIVERS ON ROADWAY WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK TO DEALER, LOW BEAMS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS THERE. *TT

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM YOU ARE INVESTIGATING WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP I HAVE NO LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS. *TR

THE SUPPORT BEARINGS IN THE TORQUE TUBE FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. THIS CAUSES A VIBRATION NOISE OF VARIABLE INTENSITY. A SIMPLE INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE C6 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAMS CHEVROLET (2 AUTOMOTIVE BLVD, ELKTON, MD 21921) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE, PRESSURE PLATE, AND SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,229 FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AND 24,000 FOR THE SECOND FAILURE.

LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY CUT OUT. SINCE THEN, LOW BEAMS ARE OK WHEN CAR IS COLD (IN MORNING OR AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS) BUT THEN CUT OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM TIME AFTER CAR WARMS UP, AND STAY OFF UNTIL NEXT TIME CAR IS COLD. HIGH BEAMS & FOG LIGHTS WORK FINE, ALL OTHER LIGHTING AND FUNCTIONS WORK FINE. SUSPECT FAILED CONNECTION AT PUNCH-DOWN BOARD INSIDE FUSE BOX FOR CIRCUIT THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO LOW-BEAM RELAY, REQUIRING FUSE BOX REPLACEMENT, AS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERAL OTHER REPORTED IDENTICAL INCIDENTS IN C6 MODEL CORVETTES (FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2005) THAT I DISCOVERED DURING ONLINE RESEARCH. DEALER WILL DIAGNOSE DURING EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT IN 2 DAYS. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF LIGHTS SUDDENLY CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON UNLIT ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO TOOK THE ROOF OFF IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROOF WOULD BE REPAIRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE REPAIRS HAD YET TO BE COMPLETED AFTER APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,700. AS OF 2 MONTHS TODAY (10-11-11) I STILL DONT HAVE MY TOP BACK. AS OF 10-17-11 I STILL DONT HAVE A TOP! UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING ACTIVATES ON MY DASH AND CAR DRIVES ERRATIC. IF I PULL OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY THE WARNING RE-ACTIVATES A DAY OR SO LATER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 16,500 MILES ON IT. *KB

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER STATES LOSS OF HEADLAMPS WHEN ENGINE HEATS UP. *TGW

MY ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MY CORVETTE CAUSING IMMEDIATE UNCONTROLLABLE BRAKING. IT RESULTS IN SWERVING AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. *TT

I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE AND WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 270 IN GERMANTOWN, MD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT BRAKING TURNING OR CHANGING SPEED. I WAS CRUISING AT A CONSTANT 60 MPH WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SHOULDER! I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED! I LOOKED INTO GM RECALL INFO AND FOUND THERE HAS BEEN 3 DIFFERENT FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND THAT 2 OF THE 3 FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NEITHER FIX HAS WORKED. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON TO THE 2005-2008 CORVETTES. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, AT NIGHT, BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND COULD NOT BE SWITCHED BACK ON. I USED THE FOG LIGHTS TO DRIVE HOME ON SURFACE STREETS. I LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION IN CIRCUIT NO. 1970, WITHIN THE MAIN FUSE/RELAY BACKPLANE ITSELF. THE CIRCUIT OPENS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BUT WORKS WHEN THE CAR FUSE BOX IS COLD, MAKING DIAGNOSIS MORE DIFFICULT. THE BACKPLANE CANNOT BE SERVICED AND MUST BE REPLACED.

MY 2006 Z06 HAS HAD THIS SAME RECURRING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" FAULT ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 9 TO 15 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN SEPT 2005 (ONE OF THE FIRST Z06S BUILT). MY Z06 IS AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THIS TIME GETTING THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED AGAIN. NO ITS NOT THE DEALER... I'VE HAD SEVERAL "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" REPAIRS DONE BY AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND IT STILL COMES BACK LIKE A BAD CASE OF HERPES. MY Z06 IS A 2LZ WHICH HAS THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR MY LANKY 190 LB 6'3" BODY TO GET IN AND OUT EASIER WHEN I HAVE TO PARK IN MY TIGHT GARAGE OR NEXT TO A PARKED CAR. THIS CYCLES THE STEERING WHEEL FORWARD EVERY TIME I EXIT THE CAR AND BACK TOWARDS ME AGAIN BEFORE I START THE ENGINE... WHICH FROM MY READING SEEMS TO BE CAUSING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. WHAT'S WRONG IS THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO EVER GET FIXED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET GM TO FIX IT OR WARRANTY THIS SAFETY RELATED ITEM PERMANENTLY SO I DON'T GET STUCK HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY CONDITION FOREVER? YES GM COMPLETED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY Z06 TO INSTALL A CHEAP PLASTIC RETAINER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... TO NO AVAIL. NHTSA HAS INCORRECTLY CLOSED YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09002 OF THIS ISSUE BASED ON GM'S RECALL... BUT GM DID NOT INCLUDE MY 2006 CORVETTE Z06 IN THEIR RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE EXACT SAME TELESCOPIN STEERING WHEEL AND ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AS THE "BASE" CORVETTE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN GM'S RECALL. NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE GM TO INCLUDE THE Z06 IN THEIR RECALL... OR ALL OF US Z06 OWNERS WHO BOUGHT GM'S MOST EXPENSIVE CAR IN 2006 ARE SCREWED BECAUSE OF NHTSA'S OMISSION OF THE Z06 FROM THIS SAFETY RECALL! *TR

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 79,000 MILES, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON THE DISPLAY AND ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AT SAME TIME, ONCE THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED AT 5MPH, I WAS TOLD BY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2005-2009 CORVETTES WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN , HOWEVER MY CAR ONLY HAS TILT STEERING AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT GENERAL MOTORS APPLIED TO THE CARS WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX PERFORMED ON MY CAR (ORANGE/RED CLIP) AND HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS NOW BACK AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 Z06 HAS HAD THIS SAME RECURRING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" FAULT ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 9 TO 15 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN SEPT 2005 (ONE OF THE FIRST Z06S BUILT). MY Z06 IS AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THIS TIME GETTING THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED AGAIN. NO ITS NOT THE DEALER... I'VE HAD SEVERAL "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" REPAIRS DONE BY AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND IT STILL COMES BACK LIKE A BAD CASE OF HERPES. MY Z06 IS A 2LZ WHICH HAS THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR MY LANKY 190 LB 6'3" BODY TO GET IN AND OUT EASIER WHEN I HAVE TO PARK IN MY TIGHT GARAGE OR NEXT TO A PARKED CAR. THIS CYCLES THE STEERING WHEEL FORWARD EVERY TIME I EXIT THE CAR AND BACK TOWARDS ME AGAIN BEFORE I START THE ENGINE... WHICH FROM MY READING SEEMS TO BE CAUSING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. WHAT'S WRONG IS THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO EVER GET FIXED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET GM TO FIX IT OR WARRANTY THIS SAFETY RELATED ITEM PERMANENTLY SO I DON'T GET STUCK HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY CONDITION FOREVER? YES GM COMPLETED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY Z06 TO INSTALL A CHEAP PLASTIC RETAINER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... TO NO AVAIL. NHTSA HAS INCORRECTLY CLOSED YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09002 OF THIS ISSUE BASED ON GM'S RECALL... BUT GM DID NOT INCLUDE MY 2006 CORVETTE Z06 IN THEIR RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE EXACT SAME TELESCOPIN STEERING WHEEL AND ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AS THE "BASE" CORVETTE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN GM'S RECALL. NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE GM TO INCLUDE THE Z06 IN THEIR RECALL... OR ALL OF US Z06 OWNERS WHO BOUGHT GM'S MOST EXPENSIVE CAR IN 2006 ARE SCREWED BECAUSE OF NHTSA'S OMISSION OF THE Z06 FROM THIS SAFETY RECALL! *TR

THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKE AND DESTROYED THE MOTOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,700.

I PURCHASED A 2006 CORVETTE IN JUNE OF 2010. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING, HIGH AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS, FLAT TIRE WARNING (TIRES WERE FINE), SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM (HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP.. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT, WHEN TO TURN LEFT AND FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP. PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT TIRES STILL LOCKED UP. TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING .. CHOSE COMP DRIVE MODE, PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SEVERAL TIMES LATELY THE PUSH BUTTON START DOES NOT START THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING ELSE COMES ON BUT NOTHING FROM THE ENGINE. CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT GEAR, PUSH CLUTCH BACK IN, NOTHING.. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT FINALLY 'CATCHES" AND STARTS. THE TIRES HAVE LOCKED UP TWICE SINCE JUNE OF 2010. THE PUSH BUTTON START BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I DO NOT WISH TO FLY OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH BEFORE THIS CAN BE FIXED. (ACTIVE HANDLING). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH 15,000 MILES IT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT PULLING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM" CAME ON THE IN DASH COMPUTER. *TR

WE HAD A 2006 CORVETTE ON OUR CAR LOT. IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY WHEN WE GOT IT. WE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS REPROGRAMMED. IT SAT THERE FOR MONTHS, AND THE BATTERY WOULD OFTEN GO DEAD, BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE ELECTRONICS DRAIN THE BATTERIES IN THOSE CARS WHILE THEY SIT, SHUT OFF. ONE DAY WE WENT TO JUMP THE BATTERY, AND I CRAWLED INTO THE TRUNK WITH THE ONLY KEY TO THE CAR, WHICH FIT UNDER THE TRUNK, BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. AFTER THE JUMP I MOVED THE CAR INTO ANOTHER PARKING SPOT, AND FOUND THAT I COULDN'T GET OUT. I HAPPENED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CABLE FOR THE DOOR LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE TRUNK, SO I DOVE INTO THE TRUNK AND PULLED IT, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I THEN TRIED THE SUNROOF SWITCH, OR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SUNROOF SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. I WENT BACK TO THE TRUNK AND FOUND A TRUNK RELEASE THAT POPPED THE BACK HATCH. IT WORKED. I DID NOT TEST EVERY SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE CLEARED UP ON IT'S OWN. BUT I WONDER, WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE SHUT OFF THE CAR? WHAT IF NOBODY KNEW I WAS THERE? WHAT IF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE OR IN WATER? WHAT IF I WAS SICK, DISABLED, OR INJURED, AND COULDN'T GET TO THE LEVER IN THE BACK SEAT? WHAT IF IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY? WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AVAILABLE TO BREAK OUT A WINDOW? THE KEY TO THE TRUNK AND THE REMOTE WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE PERSON ON THE OUTSIDE STOOD THERE HELPLESS. SO, I GOOGLED "TRAPPED IN A CORVETTE WITH ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS", AND FOUND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, INCLUDING A SIX YEAR OLD. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER. *TR

ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING AND PUT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CORVETTE C6. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ACTIVE CONTROL HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN WAS RELATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.